MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Sep 03

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: echelle CCD direct + Buckeye FW

Worked for 4 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from start until 11 PM.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Terrible weather at the start, with rain showers coming through, 
but these gave way to a uniform cloud deck in mid-evening, and
soon it was clear enough to try some observations.  It was
tolerably clear for a few hours, then cloudy again, then clear
before dawn.  Seeing was decent.  

Next observers (Sally Oey and Eric Pelligrini) are here -- I gave
them a thorough introduction to the telescope.  Sally got to see
it in action, include the wonders of dial-a-guidestar. 

The telescope and equipment worked very nicely for the whole
run, with only minor glitches.  My thanks to the staff for 
their dedicated service!

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Submitted on 2009 Sep 4 [5:28:50]